1.2.1 Melody Touch Release Notes

Release 4.4.0—October 2025

Features:

  • Added Support for PIC16F1817x, PIC16F191xx, PIC18FxxK83 and dsPIC33AKxxxMPSxxx devices .

  • Mutual cap Surface support is provided for devices with mutual cap and surface capabilities in Touch supported Melody devices.

Release 4.3.0—May 2025

Features:

  • Added Touch Configurator support for PIC16F175xx devices

Improvements:

  • Enhanced the user interface by incorporating Configure X/Y pins, enabling users to input the necessary X and Y signals

  • Developed a table view for sensor representation, displaying X and Y signals

  • Refined alert messages for sensor swapping

Release 4.2.1—December 2024

Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed Bug related to “Driven Shield option not available for Software CVD”
  • For software CVD devices, when the Touch Tune feature is used, fixed the missing warning to enable the Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter (UART) interrupt

Release 4.2.0—October 2024

Features:

  • Added Touch Configurator support for PIC18[L]FxxK40/42 devices

  • Added Touch Configurator support for dsPIC33CH devices

  • Added Touch Configurator support for PIC16F152x (software CVD) devices

  • Added Support for Boost mode in supported AVR® devices
Improvements:
  • Added additional notifications and warnings
Bug Fixes:
  • Added fix for error during compilation with low power enabled for the PIC16F18015 device

Release 4.1.0—May 2024

Features:

  • Added support for PIC16[L]F184xx, PIC16F131xx, PIC18FxxQ24 and additional variants of the PIC16F171xx devices
  • Added feature to support the configuration of X and Y Lines to enable the user to customize the Matrix view
  • Updated ATTiny161x and ATTiny321x acquisition libraries to version 1.5
Improvements:
  • Migrated from pins-standard module to pins-interface
  • Improved validation during the creation of new sensors
  • Added restriction to prevent the multiplexing of unsupported lines in the matrix view
Bug Fixes:
  • Added fix for CSD being set as a higher value than 999
  • Added fix for sensors getting hidden during reopening of matrix in mutual-cap multiplexed lines
  • Added fix for lump option being enabled for unsupported devices
  • Added fix for compilation failure when debounce count value is modified
  • Added fix for touch tune data streaming issue when larger data is sent/received
  • Added fix for Driven Shield plus code compilation issue in PIC18FxxQ8x devices

Release 4.0.0—Feb 2024

Features:

  • Added support for PTG based touch Acquisition for dsPIC33CK devices
Improvements:
  • Improved Matrix View for Mutual Capacitance pin assignment
  • Added option to update all parameters of the same category in the sensor parameters table
  • Added provision to remove warnings and hints generated by Touch Configurator
  • Improved Horizontal Scrollbar visibility
  • Added Clock/Timer inputs in Touch Configurator to input the user loaded modules in UI
Important Notes:
  • If the Timer’s custom name is changed from default, then a compilation error occurs in the touch.c file
  • For AVR devices, the CPU clock has to be manually populated in the Touch Configurator. Otherwise, the prescaler value used for PTC may not be correct.
  • Refer to 1.2.1.3 Melody Driver Dependencies for other driver dependencies and versions
Bug Fixes:
  • Added fix for PIC16F18877 compilation issue
  • Added fix sensor not getting added for Q83/Q84 PIC® devices
  • Calibration capacitance interpretation in the Data Visualizer is fixed for ATtiny devices

Release 3.5.1—September 2023

  • GAIN and prescaler values are fixed in the Touch Configurator for ATmega devices
  • Fixed the bug to edit CSD parameter in the Touch Configurator
  • Fixed the bug to load old AVR projects
  • Fixed bug in updating Node parameters properly for Tiny devices in Touch Tune (bidirectional) part of Data Visualizer (needs MPLAB Touch plug in 2.2.1 as dependency)
  • Low-power detect threshold parameter is hidden for software-based low power, as it is not applicable
  • Touch_example.c file includes pins header file

Release 3.5.0—August 2023

  • Added lump and low-power feature support for AVR and PIC devices
  • Added Touch Configurator support for ATmega32(4|8)PB devices
  • Bug fixes and UI improvements

Release 3.4.0—May 2023

  • Added Touch Configurator support for dsPIC33CK device families
  • Added future support for PIC18FxxQ20 devices
  • Added touch Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) support for PIC16F1(71/81)xxx devices
  • Added fix for PIC18FxxQ71 device’s pins not getting populated in the pins grid view for touch
  • Added fix for Compensation Capacitance (CC) value for self-capacitance technology not being updated properly for ATtiny devices
  • Added fix for input buffer being disabled for Peripheral Touch Controller (PTC) pins
  • Bug fixes and UI improvements

Release 3.3.0—December 2022

  • Touch Configurator support for ATtiny
  • Added one-touch and two-touch Surface for Self-cap (Mutual-cap will be supported in the next release)
  • Added Gesture Support
  • Scan Rate control feature is added for PIC devices
  • Improved the Driven Shield feature for users to enable/disable either Driven Shield or Driven Shield+, or both, for better control

Release 3.2.2—September 2022

What’s New
  • Added notification icon within Touch Configurator to highlight touch-related hints, warnings and messages

Release 3.2.1—July 2022

Bug Fixes
  • Added fix for multiple sensors not being selected
  • Added fix for Touch file generation failure when Driven Shield is enabled
  • Added fix for PIC16F180xx devices not getting loaded
  • Added fix for same pins getting generated multiple times in the signal matrix
  • Updated Touch library to support the latest UART libraries
  • Added fix for AVR® devices not getting loaded

Release 3.2.0—February 2022

Device Support
  • Q43 family—(PIC18F25/26/27/45/46/47/55/56/57Q43)
  • Q40 family—(PIC18F04/05/06/14/15/16Q40)
  • Q41 family—(PIC18F04/05/06/14/15/16Q41)
  • Q10 family—(PIC18F24/25/26/27/45/46/47Q10)
  • PIC16LF188xx family—(PIC16(L)F18854/55/56/57/75/76/77)
  • PIC16F180xx family—(PIC16F18015/25/26/44/45/46/54/55/56/74/75/76)
What’s New
  • Added button, slider, wheel sensor support for newly-supported devices (check above for supported devices)

  • Added support for two-way data streamer protocol through UART communication for both supported AVR and PIC devices

    Note: Update to the latest MPLAB® Touch plug in v1.0.1.
  • Added example .c and .h files during generation of Touch files.

Release 3.1.0—June 2021

Device Support
  • AVRxxDAxx
What’s New
  • Touch Configurator support to create button, slider and wheel sensor projects